Bug Fixes

• Fix: File in Favourites opens only when clicking directly on its name (#111)
• Fix: Inconsistent colors between Explorer and Favorites views (#112)

Regression Fix

• Fix: Pre-Release 1.15 will draw white boxes when the cursor hovers (#113)
• Fix: underline font leak across ListView and TreeView items (#114)

Full Changelog: v.1.15.1...v.1.15.2

Bug Fixes

• Fix: File in Favourites opens only when clicking directly on its name (#111)
• Fix: Inconsistent colors between Explorer and Favorites views (#112)
• Fix: Pre-Release 1.15 will draw white boxes when the cursor hovers (#113)

Full Changelog: v.1.15.0...v.1.15.1

Bug Fixes

• Fix: File in Favourites opens only when clicking directly on its name (#111)
• Fix: Inconsistent colors between Explorer and Favorites views (#112)

Full Changelog: v.1.14.0...v.1.15.0

New Features

• Month/Day/Year Date Format Option: Added a new date formatting option M/D/Y HH:MM (Month/Day/Year) in the Explorer settings, updating the File List display options.

Bug Fixes

• 0-Byte File Opening Fix: Fixed a bug where attempting to open 0-byte files failed.
• Relative Path Navigation Resolution: Fixed an issue where navigating to the parent folder (..) from the FileList incorrectly added a .. segment to the AddressBar.

Refactoring & Maintenance

• Refactored the file list rendering to achieve faster display performance.

Full Changelog: v1.13.0...v.1.14.0

v.1.13.0

New Features

• Quick Open (Current Folder): Added a new plugin menu item "Quick Open (Current Folder)..." to instantly open the Quick Open dialog pre-configured for the current directory. (#109)
• Fluent Icon Support for Dock Tabs: Updated the tab icon resource handling for the Explorer and Favorites panels to display modern Fluent‑style icons when “Use Fluent Icons” is enabled in settings. Notepad++ must be restarted for the changes to take effect. (#108)

Bug Fixes

• Disk Access Error Prevention: Added thread error mode guarding (ThreadErrorModeGuard) during file system and volume queries to prevent Windows system error dialogs (such as "There is no disk in the drive") on machines with empty card readers or removable drives. (#110)
• Safe DLL Unloading: Resolved potential resource leaks and crashes on DLL detach by ensuring proper cleanup of the system image list (ghImgList) and restoring the original Notepad window procedure.

v.1.13.1

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where icons were hard to see when Notepad++ was in dark mode.(#108)

Full Changelog: v.1.12.0...v1.13.1

New Features

• Quick Open (Current Folder): Added a new plugin menu item "Quick Open (Current Folder)..." to instantly open the Quick Open dialog pre-configured for the current directory. (#109)
• Fluent Icon Support for Dock Tabs: Updated the tab icon resource handling for the Explorer and Favorites panels to display modern Fluent‑style icons when “Use Fluent Icons” is enabled in settings. Notepad++ must be restarted for the changes to take effect. (#108)

Bug Fixes

• Disk Access Error Prevention: Added thread error mode guarding (ThreadErrorModeGuard) during file system and volume queries to prevent Windows system error dialogs (such as "There is no disk in the drive") on machines with empty card readers or removable drives. (#110)
• Safe DLL Unloading: Resolved potential resource leaks and crashes on DLL detach by ensuring proper cleanup of the system image list (ghImgList) and restoring the original Notepad window procedure.

Full Changelog: v.1.12.0...v1.13.0

New Features

• Comprehensive Keyboard Shortcuts & Navigation Improvements
  • Focus Address Bar: Pressing Ctrl + L or Alt + D now instantly focuses the Address Bar.
  • Quick Open Dialog: Pressing Ctrl + P opens the Quick Open dialog pre-configured for the selected directory.
  • Find in Files: Pressing Ctrl + Shift + F launches the Notepad++ "Find in Files" dialog targeting the current folder.
  • Return to Editor: Pressing ESC instantly returns the focus from the Explorer panel back to the active Notepad++ editor window.
  • Folder Navigation: Pressing Backspace or Alt + Up Arrow navigates to the parent folder. History navigation is also supported with Alt + Left Arrow (Back) and Alt + Right Arrow (Forward).
  • File Operations: F2 triggers renaming the selected file or folder, and Delete deletes selection (supports Shift + Delete for permanent deletion).
  • Context Menu & Properties: Pressing the App Key or Shift + F10 shows the context menu for the focused control, and Alt + Enter displays the properties dialog for the selected files/folders.
  • Keyboard Focus Cycling: Pressing Tab or Shift + Tab now cycles focus seamlessly through the Folder Tree, File List, and Filter Box.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a crash that occurred when opening QuickOpen while the workspace contained invalid or inaccessible directories.

Refactoring & Maintenance

• UI Architecture Cleanup: Refactored the AddressBar and dialog controls to use ExplorerViewModel and IDispatcher for unified task management, removing the legacy ExplorerContext.
• GitHub Actions: Upgraded actions/checkout dependency from v6 to v7.

Full Changelog: v.1.11.0...v.1.12.0

New Features

• Interactive Address Bar (Breadcrumb Navigation)

  • Breadcrumbs: The new address bar displays the current path as clickable breadcrumb segments, allowing you to jump instantly to any parent directory in the path hierarchy.
  • Editable Path Entry: Clicking on the background of the address bar switches it to a text input box, where you can manually type or paste paths, or execute navigation commands directly.

• Fluent Icons Support (#89)

  • Added support for modern Fluent-style icons across all toolbars and UI panels.
  • Icons dynamically adjust to match Light, Dark, Dark Gray, and Gray editor themes.
  • Introduced a new Use Fluent Icons checkbox in the Options Dialog (corresponding to UseFluentIcons in settings) to easily toggle between the classic and modern icon styles.

• Filter History Improvements

  • Individual Item Deletion: You can now clean up your filter ComboBox search history easily.
  • Interactive Clear Buttons: A small clear/delete button is now shown next to each entry in the filter dropdown list.
  • Keyboard Support: You can also highlight an entry in the dropdown list and press the Delete key on your keyboard to remove it.

Bug Fixes

• Focus Stealing Fix: Fixed a bug where enabling Auto-navigate to file would steal keyboard focus from the active Notepad++ editor window whenever you switched files.
• Initial Filter Selection Fix: Fixed the text selection state of the filter ComboBox when it is initialized, preventing incorrect initial highlighting.

Full Changelog: v1.10.0...v.1.11.0

• Enabled the Filter ComboBox to be displayed in Full Tree Mode.
• Fixed an issue where exiting Workspace Mode did not correctly move to the current folder.
• Fixed an issue where an exclusion filter like [^*.obj;*.pch;*.pdb] continued to be applied even after switching to another filter. (#106)
• Updated the filter behavior so patterns like *.cpp; *.h; are applied correctly even when a space follows a semicolon.(#106)

Full Changelog: v1.9.0.1...v1.10.0

What's New:

• Workspace Mode (#86)

  • Focus Your Workspace: Hide clutter by showing only your active project folders in the explorer pane instead of all local drives.
  • Fast File Search: Scopes the "Quick Open" dialog to search exclusively within your configured workspace paths.
  • Easy Toggle: Quickly switch between full-drive view and Workspace Mode using the new dedicated toolbar icon.
  • Flexible Management: Add or remove folders on the fly using the right-click context menu, or organize them in the "Workspace Folders" settings tab.
    

• Folder tree display performance has been significantly improved, especially on network drives. (#54)